Poll Finds Majority Undecided In Governor's Race Two Months Before The Primary

St. Mary's College Political Science Professor Susan Grogan talks about the results of the Maryland Poll. Download This File

A new poll is out on the governor's race and it appears a majority of voters from both parties still haven't decided who they will support in a primary election that is two months away.

The St. Mary's College "Maryland Poll" conducted among nearly 1,000 registered voters found that 54-percent of the Democrats and 69-percent of the Republicans were undecided about which candidate to support.

On the Democratic side, Lt. Governor Anthony Brown scored the highest of any declared candidate, receiving 27-percent of the vote. Attorney General Doug Gansler received 11-percent. Montgomery County Delegate Heather Mizeur gets 8-percent.

On the Republican side, former Ehrlich Administration aide Larry Hogan gets 16-percent of the vote. Harford County Executive David Craig gets 8-percent. Anne Arundel County Delegate Ron George, and businessman Charles Lollar each get 4-percent.

St. Mary's College Political Science Professor Susan Grogan, who conducted the poll, said that man y of the voters polled were not aware the primary was taking place in June.

Lawmakers moved the gubernatorial primary from September to June at the request of federal election officials, who noted the state did not have enough time to distribute and receive overseas military absentee ballots after the 2010 primary.

Grogan believes in both parties "It's still anyone's race," though she feels on the Democratic side, the race will narrow to between Brown and Gansler.

In the 2016 presidential race, when asked which Democrat had the best chance of winning the White House, 67-percent said Hillary Clinton. Governor Martin O'Malley received just under 6-percent, behind Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, Vice President Joe Biden and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

When asked which Republican has the best chance of winning the White House in 2016, 34-percent said former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie received 32-percent of the vote. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul received 19-percent, and 15-percent chose former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.

The telephone poll of 954 registered voters was conducted from April 10-13. It has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.17-percent.